Retail & E-commerce

NRF Nexus 2026

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25Speakers
20Sponsors
10Exhibitors
54On the bill · sessions
38Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at NRF, in alphabetical order.
Adriana Bourgoin
Chief Strategy & Customer Officer Agentic Commerce · Salesforce
Albert Guffanti
SVP, Client Partner · Softtek
Andrew Laudato
EVP and COO · The Vitamin Shoppe
Ari Lightman
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Benedict Evans
Independent Analyst · Benedict Evans Consulting
Daniel Brusilovsky
Chief Technology Officer · Denver Broncos
Dr. Janet Sherlock
Chief Executive Officer and Organizational Strategist · Org.Works
Erik Huberman
Founder and CEO · Hawke Media
Feliz Papich
SVP, Digital Technology, Experience & Insights · Crocs, Inc.
Gary Hirsch
Founder/Author · On Your Feet, Monster Transformation
Greg Pulsifer
Senior Vice President, eCommerce · Sam's Club
Hailey Sullivan
Chief Marketing Officer · Denver Broncos
Janet L Rickford
VP, Stores and Merchandising Technology · Loblaw Companies Ltd
Jason Grunberg
Chief Marketing Officer · Forter
Jason “Retailgeek” Goldberg
Chief Commerce Strategy Officer · Publicis Groupe
John Rampton
CMO · Gabb
Josh Friedman
SVP eCommerce & Digital · Ulta Beauty
Julie Averill
Chief Impact Officer · Gold Thread LLC
Matthew Rubin
SVP, President, Digital and Ecommerce · Tractor Supply Company
Mitch Joel
President · ThinkersOne
Poonam Goyal
Sr Equity Research Analyst · Bloomberg Intelligence
Reanna Gross
SVP, Merchant Marketing & Global Analytics · American Express
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
American Express CompanyTitle Sponsor
AxonifyGold Level
BIG DigitalSilver Level
BloomreachSilver Level
CordialSilver Level
DragonfruitGold Level
Forter Inc.Platinum Level
Insider OneGold Level
MIRAKL, INCGold Level
MonksTitanium Level
New RelicGold Level
OracleGold Level
PwCTitanium Level
Rezolve AiGold Level
SalesforcePlatinum Level
Scandit Inc.Silver Level
ServiceNow Inc.Silver Level
SofttekPlatinum Level
Spangle AIGold Level
Systems PlusSilver Level
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Agenda

Selected from 54 sessions on the bill.
  • Friday, July 24 10:00am - 11:00am

    Think Tank Session 3 (See all topics)

    Expert-Led Think Tanks
  • Friday, July 24 11:00am - 11:30am

    Ask NRF's Economist

    Networking
  • Friday, July 24 11:00am - 11:30am

    Networking Break & Sweet Treat Station

    Networking
  • Friday, July 24 11:30am - 12:00pm

    Chief Impact Officer: Human Leadership in the Age of AI

    Based on her upcoming book Chief Impact Officer, Julie Averill, former CIO of lululemon, shares why most AI transformations fail. For NRF Nexus leaders navigating enterprise-wide A…

    Keynote Session
  • Friday, July 24, 11:30am - 12:00pm

    Chief Impact Officer: Human Leadership in the Age of AI

    Based on her upcoming book Chief Impact Officer, Julie Averill, former CIO of lululemon, shares why most AI transformations fail. For NRF Nexus leaders navigating enterprise-wide A…

    Keynote Session
  • Friday, July 24 12:00pm - 12:30pm

    Closing Keynote: AI Eats Retail: Macro Trends Reshaping Discovery, Commerce, and Automation

    Twice a year, Benedict Evans publishes his definitive macro trends presentation to answer a simple question: what’s actually changing, and what does it mean? His latest analysis ar…

    Keynote Session
  • Friday, July 24, 12:00pm - 12:30pm

    Closing Keynote: AI Eats Retail: Macro Trends Reshaping Discovery, Commerce, and Automation

    Twice a year, Benedict Evans publishes his definitive macro trends presentation to answer a simple question: what’s actually changing, and what does it mean? His latest analysis ar…

    Keynote Session
  • Friday, July 24 12:30pm - 1:30pm

    Lunch

    Networking
  • Friday, July 24 1:30pm - 4:30pm

    Pickleball

    Networking
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 38 companies show up, and 12 bet on three roles at once?

38 companies. twelve are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
12All threespeak · spons · exh
8Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
18Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

American Express·Forter·Monks·Axonify·BIG Digital·Bloomreach·Cordial·Dragonfruit·Insider One·Mirakl·Salesforce·Softtek

Speakers by seniority

80% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1248%
  • Founder / Owner28%
  • VP-level624%
  • Engineer · IC14%
  • Research / Science14%
  • Other roles312%

Of 25 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01American ExpressSp·TEx1V
  2. 02ForterSp·PEx1V
  3. 03MonksSp·TEx1V
  4. 04AxonifySp·GEx
  5. 05BIG DigitalSp·SEx
  6. 06BloomreachSp·SEx
  7. 07CordialSp·SEx
  8. 08DragonfruitSp·GEx
  9. 09Insider OneSp·GEx
  10. 10MiraklSp·GEx
  11. 11SalesforceSp·P1V
  12. 12SofttekSp·P1V
  13. 13New RelicSp·G
  14. 14OracleSp·G
Sponsors by tier
gold level8
40% of 20
platinum level3
15% of 20
silver level6
30% of 20
titanium level2
10% of 20
title sponsor1
5% of 20
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

Related events · by shared sponsors